The Labor enquirer., 1887-01-15
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ihe Chicago Herald gives lift TO tie
rumor regarding the enormous Bills pre-.
sented by DR.. and Mrs. Aveling. The
items as stated are: "C,rsage bouquets
$25; cigars $50; wine ~; thester tick
cts 500. At the close Of the tour q bill
for $500 was presented although sl0O per
week had been paid for thirteen weeks" !"
1t is to be hoped that much of this DC
count is slsnder. If the lecturers did
their work for sum agreed upon, they
have perfect right to buy wine, cigars
and theater tickets with the money,
and the press could.if it please 4. mind
Its own business; but il these items
were added to a legitimate bell of OK.
penses, u be- paid by people who can
never attend theatres, nor wear bon-
quets. nor drink wine, it il an insult to
American Socialists and damage to the
cause. = ri
In review Of the events of May.
1885, the Chicago News says ".The So
ciallsts helda meeting on the haymar.
ket square. Ordered to disperse by the
police, they obeved but slowly, and
when the officers advanced on the mob,
a bomb was thrown into the ranks of
the police, killing Officer Degan." etc.
Perhaps history will be made up fro i'm
such items as the above. But it was a.
meeting Of eight-hour strikers, not Of
Socialists, Notice the sly attempt to
make it appear that the order 20 dis
perse came before the police advanced.
"They obsyed but slowly" therefore the
police moved upon them There was
not enough time between the order aud
the explosion to decide whether the
crowd intended to disperse slowly or
rapidly; and the panic proved the lack
of anv concerted knowledge of the
bomb. n
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Th q Inter Ocean says: "In 1888 the
increase Of population and the develop
ment of mercantile enterprise became
such as to give the world an lnkling Of
the future of Chicago. Under An appfo-
priatlon Of $4,000 by congress the work
Of i'm proving the harbor AID making the
river an entrance from the lake was
commenced. Jail Of strong logs built on
the north west corner Of the court house
square, the FIRST postmaster appointed,
and the first three ,urch societies +
Presbyterian. Baptist and Catholic.
were organized. the Methodists also
holding their first quarterly meeting in
the autumn, with John Sinclair as pre-
siding elder" I'LL r
These elements of latent civilization
are unfortunately classed. II jsils and
churches are healthy signs, the misery
now seen in Chicago is certainly of re-
spectacle origin. For economy's sake
lot new colonies use the Easements Of
their churches for iails. Perhaps it was
so IN early Chicago.
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The Chicago Herald islands in" with
some Knight. 1t reports the sessions Of
1907 early next morning: ID. M. w. Of
district "a appeared upon thu scene and
delivered the now celebrated Powderly
mandate prohibiting contributi ,ns to
the Anarchist defense fund and the
United Labor party. When two-thirds
of the assembly had their knives drawn
for Powderly's scalp motion t. lay the
question over for one week prevailed"
What brave reporter 10 join such q
fierce assembly. How did the press get
thise ebrated mandate" several weeks
ahead of the assem- plies to whom it was
addressed? ~ I
The letter is probably fraud because
Mr.. Powderlv can find better way to
instruct his followers than the plan Of
writing'a personal letter to be read and
carried away. leaving his frightened
subjects to oNey ifthey can remember
the commands. Powderly KNOWS better
than TO forbid aid to Anarchy when An
archy cuts no figure; when the question
is on the guilt or innocence of certain
prisoners regardless Of their creeds.
This mandate" is entirely too irregular.
despotic and foolish TO be genuine.
This polnt'is only one lefi for exposure.
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